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The Fall of the House of Usher

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The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allan Poe

Characters in The Fall of the House of Usher

5 characters, main characters first.

Supporting characters

  • Lady Madeline Usher

    Roderick's ailing twin sister, wasting from a cataleptic disease.

  • Roderick Usher

    The hypersensitive, dread-haunted last male heir of the Usher line.

  • Narrator (Tell-Tale Heart)

  • The servant, the valet, and the doctor (The Fall of the House of Usher)

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